This testimony is to provide a national perspective on the community oriented defense movement; also why the state should applaud the Office of the Maryland Public Defender’s commitment to the provision of high quality defender services, through its creation of Neighborhood Defenders Northwest.
Testimony before the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in support of state legislation aimed at improving collection and analysis of data on racial profiling.
In several speeches in recent months, Attorney General Eric Holder has emphasized the need to reform the indigent defense system if the country is to uphold its promise of "equal justice for all."
